Air-conditioning condensers and condensing units manufacturing · Texas
Shield Air Solutions
Houston, TX · ~107 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shield Air Solutions runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Air-conditioning condensers and condensing units manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Shield Air Solutions: 4.9 TCR = 149% of Air-conditioning condensers and condensing units manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shield Air Solutions safety composite
Shield Air Solutions scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Shield Air Solutions: 2.4 → 7.5 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.19× in 2024
Shield Air Solutions's TCR rose 5.1 from 2.4 in 2016 to 7.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333415 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 149% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #48/52
- PHOTO Heating and Cooling …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~107 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Heating and Cooling Products Byesville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shield Air Solutions in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AAON Coil Prod
AAON Coil Products
5 TCR
- This site
Shield Air Solutions
4.9 TCR
- Heating and Co
Heating and Cooling Products Byesville
4.9 TCR
- Beverage-Air
Beverage-Air
4.9 TCR
- Refrigeration
Refrigeration Vessels and Systems Corporation
4.9 TCR
What this shows Shield Air Solutions averages 4.9 TCR (149% of the Air-conditioning condensers and condensing units manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shield Air Solutions TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=9.3 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=2.9 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=7.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Shield Air Solutions falls in its industry
461 Air-conditioning condensers an establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #48 safest of 52 Air-conditioning condensers an employers in Texas.
Shield Air Solutions has fewer employees than the Air-conditioning condensers and condensi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333415 · TX · Houston
461 Air-conditioning condensers and condensing units manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Heating and Cooling Products Byesville | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beverage-Air | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AAON Coil Products | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Refrigeration Vessels and Systems Corporation | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dallas Headquarters | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. - Permian Infrastructure Group | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R3 Petroleum Contractors | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TX Woodlands Timberloch | 107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Somonauk | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3118 Keystone | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CenterPoint Energy - Lafayette | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unitex 401 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clinton | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Renfro Mount Airy Distribution Center | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Michigan Supply Alliance | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shasta Beverages, Inc Columbus | 107 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.